A while ago a friend and I did a head to head battle between the ER 10YO SB and ER 17 YO.
Due to the lack of Barrel Info on the 10 YO I can’t give any specific Info – if I remember correctly the 17 YO was the 2001 edition (we did sample a lot that night, so my memory.... )
I have never been very good at tasting notes – all I can say is that there definably was some orange flavour in both bottles. In fact – and that’s the reason for my post – I had a hard time to taste a difference between the two. The 17 YO seamed to be identical with the 10 YO albeit the fact that it seamed the flavours had been boosted 10 – 15 %. I did like the 17 YO better but at the same time I wasn’t sure whether it was worth the extra buck. Both to me are among the best bourbons available.

I often find an orange zestiness to these two bourbons myself, sometimes like a little dried orange peel kinda flavor. I think these bottles are some of the best values forolder bourbons on the market. The flavors are intense and not for the faint of heart. I've been able to turn a few Scotch drinkers on to bourbon by introducing them to the ER 10yo.

I am a big fan of the 17, but now, after reading this thread, I am going to have to try the 10. If I am not mistaken, there is a 10 and a 10 SB? I have seen a 10 in the same kind of bottle as the 17, and have also seen a 10 in a different bottle. I will assume the SB is in the same bottle as the 17?

The bottles are the same shape. Having tried all three, my personal preference is for the 17, followed by the ER10, 101. I think I had a skunk of a bottle (Heaven forbid) with the single barrel. That's the problem with all single barrels. If you like the 17, and you haven't tried the standard 10, go for it!

Skunk bottle. - maybe that's it. While I've yet to personally have a bad experience with regards to Eagle Rare, several other people have complained of the SB10 lacking from time to time while others I trust rave about it during the same time periods. Go figure.

The 10 -101 is not soldaround here BUT I thought the bottle was a stuby instead of the Antique Collection style bottle that the SB10 and 17 come in.
Anybody?